White Chocolate Macadamia Banana Bread
- Prepare the Oven and Mixing Bowls:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease a 9×5-inch metal loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Cream the Sugar and Butter:
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the sugar and butter. Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add Wet Ingredients:
- Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the mashed bananas, milk, cream cheese, and eggs. Mix until well combined.
- Incorporate Dry Ingredients:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix just until the batter is blended.
- Add Nuts and Chocolate:
- Stir in the macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips by hand until evenly distributed.
- Bake:
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread it evenly.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool and Serve:
- Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack.
- Remove from the pan and cool completely on the wire rack before slicing. Enjoy!
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Ingredients:
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1cup granulated sugar | |
0.25cup butter softened | |
1.6666666cups banana ripe, mashed, ( 3 bananas) | |
0.25cup milk 2% | |
4ounces cream cheese low fat | |
2large eggs | |
2cups all purpose flour | |
1teaspoon baking soda | |
0.5teaspoon kosher salt | |
0.75cup macadamia nuts salted, chopped | |
0.75cup chocolate chips white |
Directions
1.
Prepare the Oven and Mixing Bowls
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). | 2. Grease a 9x5-inch metal loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
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2.
Cream the Sugar and Butter
In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the sugar and butter. Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
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3.
Add Wet Ingredients
Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the mashed bananas, milk, cream cheese, and eggs. Mix until well combined.
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4.
Incorporate Dry Ingredients
1. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. | 2. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix just until the batter is blended.
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5.
Add Nuts and Chocolate
Stir in the macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips by hand until evenly distributed.
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6.
Bake
1. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread it evenly. | 2. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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7.
Cool and Serve
1. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack. | 2. Remove from the pan and cool completely on the wire rack before slicing. Enjoy!
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Recipe content adapted from Foodista, modified and licensed under CC BY 3.0.
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